Suspect identified in Seagrave murder

LAKE COUNTY -- A suspect was federally indicted Thursday for the murder of Forrest Seagrave.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) Major Crimes Unit identified Jonathan Antonio Mota, of Kelseyville, as the suspect for the Jan. 18 slaying, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.

Seagrave, 33, was gunned down at the Mt. Konocti 76 Station, Store 24 on Kelseyville's Main Street, and was pronounced dead roughly an hour later at Sutter Lakeside Hospital in Lakeport.

The murder case was referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office in San Francisco for review and possible filing of federal murder charges on Feb. 20, Brooks stated. The attorney's office conducted the investigation along with LCSO and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Mota had been in custody at the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility since Jan. 26 with an assault weapon charge and a parole violation, Brook stated. On April 18, Mota was transferred to federal custody for prosecution on the assault weapon charge.